Our Larson Life

It has been too long since I went away without a kid! There is no way to truly describe how much I was looking forward to this weekend. And boy, did it deliver! My BFF Kiri and I soaked up some much-needed grown-up time when no one was touching us with sticky hands or asking for a snack. We spent multiple hours reading in a museum, browsing an antique shop AND we slept in until 9. I know, shocking, and totally impossible feats with 3-year-olds. I took hundreds of pictures, as usual, so this really is the cream of the crop. The food and sights were pretty spectacular. On our drive up, we stopped for dinner in Culver City. We just stabbed at the map (aka phone) and we got lucky and landed on a GREAT place.  We split a 3-meat plate with a side of Mac and cheese and slaw. I don't usually go for slaw but we disappeared this one quick! We had to try the banana pudding. It is particular to Maple Bar because of the peanut butter mousse and chilled bananas. I know, right?? (I am pretty skep...

I got to go on the most amazing Girl's Trip. These ladies were my dearest friends when we lived in London and the friendships have been so perfectly made that we needed to see each other as often as possible, even after most of us had moved back to America. That's hard to do when we've got to travel from all over the country to be together but we made it happen! Because of the nature of this trip, our number one goal was to give ourselves time to chat, chat, chat. We also determined to do a few other things with only a few days in the South together: to see a plantation, admire the colorful houses, and eat good Southern food. We visited the Magnolia Plantation, the oldest public gardens in America. There's nothing more I can say than share these pictures that still don't do its beauty justice. Our walks and wandering chats were good for the soul. It didn't hurt that the sights were absolutely lovely! ...